Messianic Synagogue

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

The Messianic synagogue enacts many of the sacred rituals of Judaism, but the meaning of these rituals is enriched by the knowledge and the belief that Yeshua b. Yosef or Jesus is the promised Messiah. This means that the traditional rituals of Judaism such as the shabbat, the seder, the kiddush prayer, the bar- and bat-mitzvah, and other rituals are sacraments that "set apart" or sanctify time and express messianic faith-in order words, the Christian faith in Jesus.

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